Where does “*lima” come from?

*lima (Proto-Chamic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima, from Proto-Austronesian lima — five; hand.

*lima (Proto-Chamic): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “*lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianlimafive; hand
2Proto-Austronesianlimafive; hand

Words derived from “*lima”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian lima →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian lima →